A superhero recently asked his nemesis how many cats she has. She answered with a riddle. 3/4 of my cats plus 7. How many total cats are there?

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mathmale · Answer

"3/4 of my cats plus 7" is inadequate to allow us to determine the total number of cats owned.  Are you sure there wasn't something more to this problem statement?  For example, "3/4 of the number of cats I own, plus 7, is  [so and so number]"  ??

solomonzelman · Answer

$\normalsize\color{teal}{ \bf    3/4     }$  means at least  $\normalsize\color{teal}{ \bf    3     }$ ,  because a cat has to be whole. And plus  $\normalsize\color{teal}{ \bf    7     }$ ,  means  $\normalsize\color{teal}{ \bf   10      }$ . So I would say  $\normalsize\color{teal}{ \bf   10     }$  or more.

solomonzelman · Answer

I am not sure....I am wrong.

anonymous · Answer

3/4x+7 = x

anonymous · Answer

x = number of cats

jdoe0001 · Answer

I'm thinking we should just ask @marissalovescats , I'm guessing she might know =)

solomonzelman · Answer

lol

marissalovescats · Answer

Hahaha I don't know, but we've now found a cuter problem than the one posted last night.

anonymous · Answer

seems like 7 * 4 would get you 28
and therefore 28-7 would have to be 3/4's

anonymous · Answer

Yes, it's 28 cats.